Description
Please see https://www.huiavineyards.com/tasting-notes for our tasting notes.
Awards
Not yet shown, New Wine
Certifications
Alcohol
12.0%
Analytical data
dry
6.0 g/l residual sugar
6.8 g/l acidity
3.2 pH
Product Range: Blanc de Blancs
Vineyard
-The vineyards selected for this wine are Huia home block, planted in 1995 using Dijon 95 vines come from the Meursault region in Burgundy France, the site has a combination of sandy to very stony alluvial silts
Winemaker
Claire Allan
Viticulture
The grapes hand-harvested,
Vinification
Hand-picked, whole bunch pressed, fermented in French oak barrels, racked to a neutral French oak vat for maturation and spontaneous malolactic ferment in spring.
Was malolactic fermentation used: notSelected
Was high-solid fermentation used: notSelected
Maturation
32 months spent on the lees in bottle. Hand riddled over 5 weeks. Disgorged May 2022.
Aromas
Aroma intensity: moderate
Fruit: moderate
Floral: moderate
Spice: restrained
Wood: minimal
Taste
Body: moderate
Tannins: mild
Bottling
Size: 0.750l
Closure: Diam